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FOR RESULTS ADVERTISE IN TOE INDEX. DOUDLE THE CIRCULATION OF ANY OTHER PATER IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Volume 7; Number 29.
sFAYETTEVlLLE, X. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 16,. 1917
frice S2.00 Per Y
TOLD
i.uiii'JiD
BY UNITED STATES
tu Intention to Arn American Mer
chant Ship to Resist Attack
By German E-Boata
WASHINGTON, P. " March 15.
The United Slates government to
day took the only formal step that
will precede the sailing for the war
ow of American merchant ships
amied to re'tt attacks hy German
.unmanne. Notice to the world of
the intention to place an armed
gjard on merchantmen was given in
a communication wit hy the State
rK.v;men: to all embassies and le
pativRs in Washington.
The statement, which it a assum
; will I transmuted to Germany
by the Swis minister, follows;
'In v.ew of the announcement of
the lmnrinl German government on
.'i.i,-ii.r.v 31, 1437, that all ships, those
of reuirals, included, met within cer
tain lotie of the high seas, would le,
mm without .any .precaution ' .being i
t&kwt fur the safety of . the iiersims!
Spanish Ship Which Brought The American
Embassy Back Fiom Europe
Official Reticent
Official! continued to be .reticent to
day about the arming- of ships and
the probable date the first would be
ready to sail. All uch details are
regarded as military secrets, in
fact, there is a general disposition
to avoid discussing any phase of the
situation .pending the outcome of the
defiance of the submarine menace by
American vessels with naval gMs
and gunners on board.
Speculation continues as ;to the
part the United Stat may play if
forced into actual hostilities by Ger
many. . In official quarter the Opin
ion is very clear that President Wil
son for the present at least is ton-j
templating .no more dire"t connec-1
tion than is, necessary to protect
American eights on the hith , seas. J
Preparations for aji, eventuality are .
going forward, but the President 1 is J
known t HI to cling to the hope that j
S V , ., , J V 1
there .will be no actual clash be
tween America's armed merchantmen j
and German submarines.
The President, who .ha been con-
XJMES WGELRARO MRS JAMES W.GPARD JOSEPH C-SRC W
J
l.'.imi nj without the exercise j fined to his bed fr several day, by 1
Wit and aeaxch. be government!' cold, was able u!ay ta Hliscuss in-!
'The Spanish ship Inf anta Isabel j other Wi'inbt-rs nf the" mbasFy.t in. not csnvoye3 by tin Amerkah' war-
which bi'oug'ht former .Ambasssdor , clutlinj Joseph C.' 'Grew;, icoanscilor, ship. She dwki-d t Havana,'. and the
! Gerard and Mrs. Gerard along with , back fWtin Europe. The ship was ' Americuns sailed north from there.
f e Unit StaW1a.dinifiediiinafll iatJcn Secretary f , v . '' ,,. ' , fc ' , '. . .
Piace upon all American .roarnhant I Lamting. He r.roUbly will U , 1$ .l7 " iC . ,ped ty mvai ,trtt?'' f1 li,u?
ui:ng through t Wredjmforayortwolongh-; J,E " , 'u 1
. J,i i .a GERMAN MAR M A:H.,IN.E-4'.. .jfmta sue J.aval fcvtion showed that
t
ve
area an ftrmea gsrfl -jar tnc ro-
tetit:n -f the. resisel .and the .liv
(f the persona on board."
vr, and she. .caiait .meetutg,
tomorrow -is xit-rted to he .cancelled.
MW OUh STATE TO OTEf
3 HE W OMAN MHK GE
UIE.ST10N
S- M. A S M A JLUXG
SOl'RC'ES JO MEET THE
i.thii'-Uaintug In the school tovaca and
("on the p'y.r (iujh'l, vas of the sta-t
that miidp re;.l nin.
iKi.i.ury -jo iUiu:T thiks-
JNG STRIKE
n
v ..
ton to provide lor a
refftrnn-
ifi the omsin j!frge M'H or
.:.ite elei Uon i.ext Not-mer
inid in the ketiEite to!i:i.'ht by
mm mm
liitinii mum lmhi
COULD ATTACK
WAS'iINGT-, Unh 23 S.t.ce
; tne. .day wha tne Germiii WM.rary.
mfh r.e stolid ,n it ira-vh through
At " f i...l t'j 'i.--the
j-i. I t p 1 1 e tl .it
h'gh chege or u i ei-
ALLiAXt'E.' OHIO, Mvueh 15
Three hutidred ngneei. firemen.
tu1 "itji fa';d tr?nritf on the Al-
ui ('-v..vn i i'v New York
'tj
ijin tre .r',l tivi1. it-J v .th foott'u'i tt'i."-, 1m-vIi1! ii'a
ie for Tej7'
itsons t 1
at a , viti! a.1 railroad e.i e today ordered
1 he u h! ri a'i.-r n kb Th-i.tday! at
&! !
10 a Q El-
ii
M
E
M3
BRIDGEPORT, X)XN March 15,
One submarine ready for service:
every throe day is the job that the'.
Lake Torpedo Biat Co.,' has un
dertaken at the. hcheat of the 'United
State's Gt)vernment.
,Ri(!hard H. M. Robinson, trmer "
eommandtT in the na$. yards, and"
mnnftgt?r f the compnny, has nJii"d
the government officiate that by .,,co"
ox-rnyin between hits comjuuy and
tlrt otht-r hmnufaotUrtng pla-ls if
P.ridgeport, frty-nevon unrierse
boats :in Ite delivered in eix month"
or at a rate of oiie every three days.
I. 'RdtEi;8SK
YOl SG M AN
SHOOTS
f. LACKS F.VEG. VA Manh 15.
fockton list,h, Jr., jtue of itlnj-fUtirf:
Stm'kin fith, of Whit- ;hrne.-' wae
shut throe ttm8 -tfirvugh the l..dy at
an early hour th; jnunoig t& tW
hme f Vt.ftss'.(
at tlie Yireinia ''... "
aud' lies at the p.' .
Roanoke hospital -wrl;
ed l.y physit ian?,
sor jic-r Mrs. Ya-t,!'
tatsmnt rgardiag
Pr:ffi.-sfitr Vawter. fl
dst;y that he fjred sike
of
t'ftHT!ta,tM
In- trtue,
.i' .h in a
w . rit.sh
' ..(.- '
r e a
i';..r antf1
.?. -favi3,t or'
itiic Sici.ner. ihe:pi"g crews are gix-d onfs an.1 h-
thoroughness ,vf the freparattoa f-r ' a.nrrml rpu its tf y-.nmg Ameri'tant'
w:.r in the Get man Eo-pi'v unler gien full pjy M 1 u Uini
.-for o' lens' cob
ttf 3y to 7.
'Tin:ght a-'tum was the lat tep
t i di fcirU't'.'re to pkxufj'e j: -hmini'-T
to refmnr the eubject to
Ue- e.lertorte. The measure Sis con
cvmed Wi'h amending the state r-M-
swtation u' ! ortU nt'y oohs ot :
COASTCITIES
Adnviral JVary Adci ettae l'rti;are-n-h
Meet.sng l or hi'.dren
BALTIMORE, 34 li. Mjeh i.V
bi,? to receive the approval of the Rear Adrtuisi Pewy, in an address
gmernor. jhr etojay at a prpi!iHtie nu-tt-
iut tin
j a nu!L!
; f, v.
' i-rt'i-i;r witlwiMf s the (fn!t of
' ear f irttose ar'J fVi.ff,i;'c vr T
i atatmn. it ne m was war nr,1
lea'eiKhp vat. h-U u;i as
fir o'in r i 'A ple Th
cv.ver.nsr it 1 brsr. hes
mailing a nic e if
ef-1 hi posit ton in the
of tJv:iPt' he oltaimd
.the
I the gre
w'j rf.il. t
ites ?
. is i
-t t:
1- v
-i y where
r f.T
rt. J
l.fe to y . we
world- to the
the L"rJl
t y - '
li-e t t 1 .
t-.n
t til'
in
authnrl
'to' i "g rhe ttr i e - ti
Jt was JeamH -from
1 ta'n e .wn e it the oi
uis'.e:; the conf -'-i e i Xev
I i it k tSt
urt jj
-hour
ii
I tug lor fiilirii, ct. dieJ
JM,1S1U OX AOAMSOV law is t.,, and mm.y u,v,v vn
! .: . f .... .. ..... 1 . J .. r ... I.
it's hands a h"i-t of aer'-anv
g over its seaboad eittes tlrspp ag,
t.
-i f fee if i
' its rr.otiv
ri.
e evp.uer'
Jt 'I i s
r eihiods an
ParuH-ng-T
f f i iiftn Sat
. r. soveri inv t
o U t'i'jjtd.
HARRY K. THAW IE
! DECLARED INSANE
Abnlil
WlTUim i) HV !ll'KI.ME
Ol Rf
td for firm :or bv fi'P..-.
let. without a 4?are of nrwt'
maehire'-y hoh evwtjt' n.
fj'Jy efuuTt h litei m-."
no
Pt j .f
j! e
wiy i i e
f
whit'i.I
Adjudged a l.uiiitj atid Will He
l"!ad in JVnr.- ha:oj A-v!tijo
r n to
i'
WASHINGTON, D. March 15.
-The decisios upi.ihe eojit?tutia- ' Jfe lthwt ilt tvwmt& three
America Bcginnir with the. f sjrra ' '" J
least and west of the Aileghtnies j Plans ar rapidly deve'oiKn; tcl
Harry K. Tnaw w-ss t..-'y ad.udlsr
I a IvmatV J.y the t -.farinjoB fifas
c rt if 1 t.'.y si j!'i-,vr t.i 1a-"
j4irj):G lar.".'-t i ' k-n o " l'ork oa
1'HK iS)G PhKJiVOiI;'e.U!s liv-;i to starrl trjaJ rtanrea
jof assaulting a Kaii.&a City boy.
d i. 1 to 1J! I p l)am j Th iw vj'i : (- JmoS ji the h s
Iiuht Ojl lUc GwJ J pital hre ptni'ia h, rtfri'Vcl to a
. . ' J l'eonsylrania ayiuca.
I where food for (Bullion, pot only forjke the bosint forces of tfce iu
lity of the AdamsW railroad law'j entered Hactpta Roads with-" Ani'ri"ns hvt' ho- !stids ! try virtually an auxi&.sy of ihe War
NEW YORK, MARCH 15. A t The court deiio was. based!
was today again withheld by the Su
pree Court.
- ' icacn couiiJ nava carried a
0-OP1-KATE WITH PARIS pounjs f explosive..
I
out any hint inir.g givejj of their
The Appaai, JimaJleet f
ton field of the South and
the
i cominw
l.i.. . i i . -, .. ., , ! factories everywhere frMM the Allan-' each locality a committee of Jiosi- ' .:!
we uuree, ne saw, count easily navei t i duuw sh ikiw vrm
housed a juad aeroplane and
I tie to the Pacific, a va.t industrial ness men will act as advisors to the
on
fore of police unjer nmani of a report from a lunacy eonmissiftO.
Department in the ranter of pur- ni hr ... Rllnrttm v i jlv. j.v! .
iing. supplies for the army. Iniritv authorities to ard the v.SA,'S T,IK t,vK"l" AT HAS '
BEEN U.IMUITTEO ALREADY
thousanl working for peaceful ends isj district depot quartermasters of the
.'-'3
-
A
g
r
ORGANIZED LABOR OFFERS
SERVICES IN CASE OF WAR
now entering upon a period of ac
tivity. Whether actual war is enter-
led into or not, there will be dem
onstration of American efficiency.
WASHINGTON, March 15 Or-i
After ail has been said, there is no
ganized labor in America through n,ore ,mPos,n anmr.uw or me
it representatives in conference here0" pt Peop1e nhe than C8n
last night offered it servkes to the L D in Ai enfy. WbetheTir
country in every, field of activity if,1 ior dfense or "ffense, American.
despite all endeavor and hopes, tkel.""' ""'""";'
army, ihey will attempt to obtain
the co-operatioi of other business
men to keep all profits an army con
tracts down to a reasonable figure.
THE GERMANS HAD MANY SPY
AGENTS IN THE CITY OF
NEW YORK
NEW
number
YORK, March 15 The
agents engaged by Cap-
VnitmA Sfaa khmM-t' d j-, j'g'neer Bn" cnemisis . gn proauce lain rMparwon I'apen sni oir von
war j more useful things than those of any . If el to. foment revoijtion in India
The action was taken by unanimous othr nmUon' reat raflir,?s engag-, was definitely plac- - nt forty today lease! would wire o
vote of more than one hundred an.l d m peac t,m w'cupatjons can be, by the Federal authorities. palitie arid munitien
the water supply of Jersey City.TheJ
reservoir ha a ihore line of eijjh'! '
mile.' Another Anierwan Boat leaded
This step was taken immediately w,tb Foodstuff Sunk Without
upon the disclosure of an alleged Ger-j Waraiag
man plot to dynamite the dam of tbt ' "
reservior whkh holds in check NEW YORK, March 15. "If thi
enough water to flood the entire does mt mtitui aB evert act, J .da -n.:kaway
and Passaic valley. not know what dot,,' was the com-
So urgent did the .Jersey City cni- mtRt i8ta today of John SU'phandis,,
raiwicners consider the situation that uf. tfce '5rm l,i Stephsndis, Bena anJ
they telephoned to the governor r Company, owr.trs of the Algonquin,
implored him to send the militia for ,ne American vessel sunk by a Ger
gtiarl duty. . . man u! marne. lie said he would,
Th'-y t4i he governor -th. t if he m Washington tomorrow to take
wm was dynamited the A-:;?rs re- lne "latter witn fresiilent ilson i
fifty delegates from national and in
sood ad justed, to the manufacture ofj These men
ternational trade union ; affiliated !war description at; SlOAJXW each
... . . mmort'fl M.it t . - . Pnmiiiild u hn HQlii-a, nt t li.
go from t4i,(iw to
Thi-;?e of them, two '
that territory.
'1 'h? -r"ir
factories
if
r,
with the American Fetleration of
Labor and five brotherhood. In a If,
about three million American work
er were represented in the confer
ence called to determine and an
4 .. vl
- uVKHiur -t
'1
a moment's notice. Pesimit8 who natives of the province of Bengal in While it is necessary to lvam
hae deplored the decadence of the old i India, are Government prisoners, the subscription price ell new yah.
American spirit have no pi ice in the J More than half of the remaining scription will be taken at the rt
economy of thing at this time. Hi- thirty-seven are living in seclusion of fl.50 per ear if paid in advan
itory has shown the wonderful adap- jn this city. .within the reict 60 devs.
""! ... ..... . . . i
nounce the part to be claimed by " ,. "Dimy oi me American peo,e ano, i nmr wnereanouts. nowever, arej
mere is--iio rcwn w i.-i.-.c . Known to tne department ot justice' MIW. r IL1BI STFft
when the emerg-T v rn-ut -'A be ,r.( ,,. ri-'ri. i ti',no'y Minfcl. : . ... 'm-;"
i;.k;i!;.'.. . , ,f h "''t w-ti'(. 3 i'i; A. Knox and l.tf! Mature A!ift fic.1 Hoi bv,':fu-
' -Uhfr.t. W'i'it-m M Of'.Uv. i(i,cu?d ' f'Ms Ihuariaa Artin ii iv
A re utt i i. t. !" t.i.ij ,., flivMl,:( tv n..KtRg more a-
; . i-.. .'- rt.u ....r..l..-f,2i 1
....... i. . . ....... ...
k . , ' ( .i ' of i he
1 h fui 'ire (.Dicer
J t-frd J. Shtnieer, fepre-t r t i
fcf lb" I'atin Chamber of f..m
, -:--4. t been in the Cnited Sta'-
t,B;f " banker and merciaitts
thd inwmt' changr which wi.'l fol
j tre r. He insixis that lia. kei
rio.-l 4"-peiate with merchants mil
.(.(.rti-r mor loely if the ''Tiled
y hw is U hold and gHin Kratuh
r-kil. i
hor: in national preparedness plan.
A it;it.,w r: formally adontef r.r
tMiel after (He mtretfng ei if'.k 'in
addition (to the offer uf 8-rvi. f. in
case of war. o."n. di:m.. . c . .- i
were '-J till f . I.ime-t;'- ,i
time well as in peace. M!ltr".T
WW f rrtetei fi;;itj it v.i.
that tr..;:.!-Ti -1 f; thou'.! i
deemed t - j v "nr tiimin r. "idi
taiy emcr: :5a? ferine inild "'i-
form to trade im;n tarJard ami
bat organized 'alior choiild have reti-'
i ientaiion -on all sgrncre :n"
inining ml adminfMerir.g p iiiies f
1'i.dinnal defence n i-i.vt '!:tg cub
iuity. -
tii Secretary Lansing, of the State
Department.
"1 am souy," said he shipowner,
'if the destruction of my thip must be
the casus belli, but I believe that this,
occurrence must be the subject of ac-;
tion of some kind against the Ger
man government. The Algonquin was
loaded with foodstuff. She flew the
American flag and the flag was also
painted on her side. The cargo wan
4n?uj'ed for ' !,JiiO,o:n) The vessel
' ' -off HK-in'cii for $.'!(lH.OO(i, the un
th'ys rjters declining ni take any
Keitalorf.
t M'i
A.
t hi r
ii., T ii . be I
if.-':i?! fall bl'Ol.V-bt
-..mvM cticwd that I tit'
v4.-s'.i, AiiuP. '"be Kniioisi, however,
'dr-.ael the. .. ealest t-nihufam.
"jc-ioni by ii ki' illio'-i from the Kaval
Acn-iemy at Annapolis, the b!ue-:.u'-et
from ,nie of the Navy's
th.'ps and the la i from the training
-i. .!.. ;n-ht (h fani'y of the
, roii. It was a ond i ful .fis'ay
Kemember ib.it .f you pt,y jojt ..f j.nK nu,nhnd, .intelligent, clear-
ubsi ripti-n in ful! r.d aM,t'n dl- t., lo-iyht-'ytd. .Th young men
lar for tin- ctnung jear "hat you t.f the Navy showed the value of
will receive the Index twice wnk naVal training. Thare did not -em
insteud of once a rfk a h-to- , hf n .'noiir ince hi the rank.. If
for. ' there i a t)H- of humanity davel-
The '.r.c- th -v.
h i'1 'S "it:i;;
"1P di.r.. i.i-v it
i
V re:i;,
ben-, v
ri-ks oi
;o.iiir;iit('
b..cue
the cargo.'
f the
ha! lis hoi(!it. back
11 er t thf !c',rsif
if'll !H,"
carfC a;r:.tn: t Asm ri.o'y re'-otcoizes that th n.-tiot-
Mne iucuwi isujid irafi,.iv it'iioii-, . r t . r, i tsmmt&w .r, i Krii-i.n i.i-
Pent.syl-j (,,,. j,e Je-vipt of itirgM iMfH ffof-i ' ai-ii!lg m he liHiUi-ter a -uir.-t
"t;ii::',o en.i t B.-i.fl, the three) ihr tim,.i iu-' trality xhipi.-r, l.d! i;
tui-n under" arrest. .Iwlart, that :hevthe I'ulie.i State Semite-' hebi up be
did ii"! Kit rv out ttiir promiee j State art object tor , ,.n -hp i , n
( aiU-r:u;i.n in the iniwer 1 i a:i"b '
DES MOlXkS,- iiA A, M
. rciuliH ll.at thf luwa
tiflHlUS Wild
SAID TO l!F
FOFfillT HI EI
KEcnvi in:n
l.MVEItNOK T. W. ItlthFTI-
its' i k i hI siofn t. m
SH tl.l.
xpttei to le t iketi
i tempt, lit. I repiciuiiitig
i P
f'r ion
ir ii(t;ur
I 'he lj-vris.':iilie today. The re-tti't
1 tion a it;til:n-ed jvterdsv '
laid over until . t"ljv
RALEIGH, M;u. h It, . Govt , t...r ;,
l!:ekeft failed on. 'ice-PreUlentMai-j . -'.
shall, who .erl seveial hour in thej, if y,, yur uhi-riit:ou W
city. Tb vicr-pres: -nt and Mr, j tw-tl thin and the lt or April yo
Mairball n brief tmir of lhrtuill rMII;VP ),, ;,r tHe a wjiei.
South.
ir.Httad if oiie.
I KKM ntllMtS
IfEENOS AlliKS. March V:.
Hear Admiral .luisti A Martin .ai;i .
.Captain Diogene Agiiirre. of the
Aririnf:m fav'y, hu have been nom
inally ill hut ttlw are lepoUcd le'.liv
to have fiitiKht u duel witn .one an
other, are rei.-ovyriiu-.
It i tinder.loiil that the tiht was
with sworibt, that it was over a pr
fessiunat ditference of opinion, th:it it-c;-
t!i ve l in the. patio, or courtyard, of"
a houe in the llronos Aires urburf
of IVlgiiitiO rnd that both the prints
pals ti uiided.
a